P.J. Carlesimo has had a checkered history in his time as an NBA coach. But since taking over for deposed Brooklyn Nets head coach Avery Johnson, Carlesimo has fared nicely, with the Nets going 6-1 under his leadership.

That will be enough to earn Carlesimo a chance to finish out the season as the interim coach, according to a report from ESPN New York.

Carlesimo took over Dec. 27 after the Nets fell to 14-14. This is his fourth stint as an NBA head coach, having started as Rick Adelman’s replacement with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1994, after a successful collegiate run at Seton Hall.

The Nets would like to pursue a big-name coach, but the feeling within the organization is that the chances are better to land a top-tier coach in the offseason. Phil Jackson is the team’s pipe-dream coach, but, more realistically, the Nets are expected to try to pry former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy out of the broadcast booth and onto their sideline.

Carlesimo, though, could upset the whole plan if he keeps winning. The team is not ruling out keeping Carlesimo beyond this year if his recent results keep up.